Monocle 24: The Stack

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Essential listening for anyone who cares about what they read – and how they read it. The Stack is Monocle’s take on the world of print, focusing on everything from the glossiest fashion title to the grittiest newspaper.

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    Mubi Editions, ‘i-D' back in print and ‘The Eater Guide to Paris'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 37:38


    We speak with Thom Bettridge, editor in chief of ‘i-D’, on its return to print. Plus: the launch of Mubi Editions, a publishing arm from the streaming platform, and ‘The Eater Guide to Paris’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘Sir!', ‘Country Living', ‘The Grand Tourist' and the return of fashion catalogues

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 44:00


    We speak with the team behind the new men’s title ‘Sir!’, plus 40 years of ‘Country Living’, a design podcast turned magazine – ‘The Grand Tourist’ – and fashion catalogues are back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘Neptune Papers', a Springsteen special and Exact Editions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 30:08


    We speak with Daytona Williams from Neptune Papers, plus a Springsteen special title from the team behind Pitch magazine and digital publishers Exact Editions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Stellene Volandes from ‘Town & Country' and ‘Elle Decor'. Plus Paul Benney from ‘Disco Pogo'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 40:40


    This week we speak with Stellene Volandes, editor in chief of ‘Town & Country’ and editorial and brand director of ‘Elle Decor’. Plus: Paul Benney from biannual electronic music title ‘Disco Pogo’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

     ‘The Aficionados', ‘Catnip', ‘Condé Nast Traveler' and Najwa Shihab

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 53:26


    We speak with Iain Ainsworth, founder of ‘The Aficionados’. Plus: Anja Charbonneau on her cat magazine ‘Catnip’, ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ annual Hot List and an interview with Indonesian news anchor Najwa Shihab. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Lala Books, Climax Books, Good Company Books and ‘Zeit Kunst'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 44:16


    We hear from Lala Books, Climax Books and Good Company Books. Plus, we review the new ‘Die Zeit’ supplement ‘Zeit Kunst’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    20 years of ‘Fantastic Man', ‘Empire' celebrates ‘Jaws' and print loves the dire wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 32:45


    We’re celebrating two decades of menswear title ‘Fantastic Man’ with its co-founder and editor in chief, Gert Jonkers. Plus: the film magazine ‘Empire’ on ‘Jaws’ and we talk to the man who brought back the dire wolf about the importance of slow journalism for science.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bianca Saunders's new zine, ‘Like The Wind' and Monocle's Salone del Mobile newspaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 29:34


    We speak with Simon Freeman, editor in chief of running title ‘Like The Wind’, about his plans for 2025 and partnerships ahead of the Boston Marathon. Then: fashion designer Bianca Saunders on her new zine, ‘38 Love Lane’, which explores her Jamaican heritage. Plus: Monocle’s associate editor, Grace Charlton, on our annual Salone del Mobile newspaper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘Never Too Small' and ‘New Mountain Magazine'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 26:23


    We speak with the team behind ‘Never Too Small’, who turned a successful video channel into a magazine about small spaces. Plus: a new title for all the outdoor lovers – ‘New Mountain Magazine’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

     ‘The Kyiv Independent' in print, the week at ‘The Atlantic' and a Polish title partners with InPost

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 32:52


    A bumper edition of ‘The Stack’. We look at ‘The Power Within’, the first print magazine from ‘The Kyiv Independent’. Then: we speak with David A Graham from ‘The Atlantic’ on how its editor in chief was mistakenly sent war plans by the US government. And: we hear how Poland’s oldest weekly-news magazine ‘Tygodnik Powszechny’ is partnering with logistics company InPost to improve its distribution. Plus: we meet vintage-magazine collector Andrew Bishop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Forbes House Madrid and the ‘FT Weekend Magazine' revamps its food-and-drink coverage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 27:49


    We speak with the founder of Spainmedia, Andrés Rodríguez, on its partnership with Forbes for the brand’s first members club, Forbes House Madrid. Then we discuss the revamped food-and-drink coverage at ‘FT Weekend Magazine’ with Harriet Fitch Little.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘Gourmet Traveller' and ‘Objection'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 26:01


    We speak with Joanna Hunkin from Australian food-and-travel title ‘Gourmet Traveller’. Plus, Emmanuelle Goutal on her interiors title ‘Objection’, each issue of which is dedicated to a different room of a house.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘M International' and Gail's magazine, ‘Companion'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 29:41


    We speak with the editorial director of ‘M Le Magazine du Monde’, Marie-Pierre Lannelongue, on their new English-language edition: ‘M International’. Plus: the team behind British bakery Gail’s new print magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘The Cut' in print

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 29:59


    We speak with the editor in chief of ‘The Cut’, Lindsay Peoples. The online publication under the umbrella of ‘New York Magazine’ now has its own print edition. We also preview Monocle’s March issue with executive editor Christopher Lord and our annual travel title, ‘The Escapist’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    50 years of ‘Decanter', Japan's Stationery Awards and Monocle in Paris

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 31:53


    This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Amy Wislocki, editor of celebrated wine magazine ‘Decanter’. Plus: the winners of Japan’s Stationery Awards and Monocle’s new café and shop in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A food title for children, Manderley Press and Sixteen World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 37:27


    We speak with Cathy Olmedillas, founder of independent children’s publishing house Studio Anorak, about the company’s new food title for kids, ‘Chew’. Plus: Rebeka Russell from Manderley Press, a publisher dedicated to out-of-print books inspired by houses and places. And: Xavier Encinas from Sixteen World, a platform and magazine celebrating the power of photography See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Print trends for 2025, Kennedy Vins Bons Vivants and a title on sign-painting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 34:43


    We speak with Steve Watson from Stack about print trends in 2025 and the popularity of titles dealing with sex and relationships. Also on the programme: we chat with Chris Kontos from ‘Kennedy’ magazine on his new wine bar in Athens and the world’s only publication about sign-painting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A cool newsstand in London, exhibition spaces in print and Spanish comics 

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 40:16


    This week on ‘The Stack’ we visit Shreeji News and Magazines on London’s Chiltern Street. Then: we discuss ‘Pina’, a magazine that works as an exhibition space in the form of a print title. Plus: we finally discover why the Spanish are so good at comic books. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘Greece: The Monocle Handbook' and ‘In Palma' celebrates 20 years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 27:38


    We take you to sunnier climes in this week’s edition of ‘The Stack’. We look at ‘Greece: The Monocle Handbook’ with its editor, Chiara Rimella. Plus: we discuss ‘In Palma’ with its editor, Iván Terrasa, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary with the release of a book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A tribute to Oliviero Toscani, ‘hellofrom' and ‘Dogue'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 27:25


    We pay tribute to legendary Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani. Plus: the team behind ‘hellofrom’ on their city guides and kiosks. Then: ‘Dogue’ magazine, a fashion and lifestyle publication for dogs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘Le Fooding', ‘Footnote' and ‘Wonderwhy'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 31:50


    This week we speak with Christine Doublet from French food guide ‘Le Fooding’. Plus two new magazines, ‘Footnote’ by Alex Hunting and ‘Wonderwhy’ by Hana Irena. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    The best of ‘The Stack' in 2024, part two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 30:14


    Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens back at some of the best interviews of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    The best of ‘The Stack' in 2024, part one

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 30:08


    Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks back at some of the best interviews of the year on ‘The Stack’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    The new Pirelli calendar and ‘Le Monde' turns 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 27:58


    We speak with photographer Ethan James Green about bringing sensuality back to the 2025 edition of the iconic Pirelli calendar. We also celebrate 80 years of France’s leading daily, ‘Le Monde’, speaking with its president and publisher, Louis Dreyfus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The power of print

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 34:00


    We speak with Simon Lovermann, founder and artistic director of ‘Der Greif’ magazine. Then: Megan Wray Schertler from ‘Weröld Archive’ on how to run magazines. Plus: Sam Cochran from ‘AD’ reveals the AD100 list of the best designers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    A New York cinema turns to print, Tyler Mitchell and Magculture's year in magazines

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 27:20


    This week we look at ‘The Metrograph', a new print title from celebrated New York cinema Metrograph. Plus photographer Tyler Mitchell on his award-winning work and Jeremy Leslie from Magculture reviews the year in magazines.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Leading Hotels of the World book series and Brazilian publisher, Afluente

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 30:25


    We speak with Spencer Bailey, in charge of the five-volume ‘The Leading Hotels Book Series' celebrating luxury in global hospitality. Plus we discuss the success of Brazilian publishing house, Afluente, with Julius Wiedemann.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A celebration of ‘10 Magazine' with Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 31:49


    Monocle's fashion director Natalie Theodosi talks with Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou from ‘10 Magazine' about her successful career in fashion media.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Monocle in Dubai, The Stack x The Menu and a magazine about breakfasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 29:26


    We head to the UAE to talk about ‘The Monocle 100: Dubai'. Plus: ‘The Stack' collaborates with ‘The Menu' to talk about the boom in food magazines and we flick through ‘Morgenmete', a title dedicated to breakfasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The first issue of ‘Harper's Bazaar Intérieurs' and a media company for insiders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 31:42


    We speak with Isis-Colombe Combréas, founder of ‘Milk Magazine' and ‘Milk Decoration', and also editor in chief of the newly released ‘Harper's Bazaar Interieurs'. We also speak media and US elections with Dylan Byers, founding partner and senior correspondent at ‘Puck'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The redesign of Brazil's largest daily, plus a new magazine on transport

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 27:42


    This week we speak with Sérgio Dávila, editor in chief of Brazil's largest daily newspaper, ‘Folha de São Paulo', on the paper's redesign and its coverage of the US election. Plus: ‘Vehicle', a new magazine with a fresh approach to transportation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A photography special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 30:25


    We speak with Ghislain Pascal from The Little Black Gallery about the opening of Boys! Boys! Boys! Gallery Café, a new cultural hub for queer and gay fine-art photography. Plus: we discuss the art of wildlife pictures with the winners of the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Open season for new magazines

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 28:04


    This week on ‘The Stack' we feature two new magazines. The first is ‘AFM', a new title on sex and relationships published by dating app Feeld. Plus: ‘Open Tennis', a new publication by David Shaftel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Print expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 34:16


    This week on The Stack, Rob Orchard from ‘Delayed Gratification' tells us about design changes in his magazine and their new book ‘Misc: A compendium of delightfully random facts'. Plus: ‘Condé Nast Traveller' expands to Germany. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A leading Hungarian media group and a decade of ‘Design Anthology'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 34:49


    We speak with Zoltan Varga, CEO and chairman of Central Media, one of the biggest media groups in Hungary. Plus: ‘Design Anthology' celebrates a decade with new editors in chief Simone Schultz and Jeremy Smart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Kiosk culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 31:29


    This week on ‘The Stack' we speak with Arman Naféei on his new kiosk at the heart of Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard, Kiosk-o-thèque, a clever mix of gallery, bookshop and podcast studio. Plus: how can a food magazine cover the upcoming US elections? Jamila Robinson from ‘Bon Appétit' tells us how.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘Reporters', ‘Near+Far' and ‘La Septième Obsession'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 31:43


    This week on ‘The Stack' we speak with the team behind ‘Reporters' magazine, a literary reportage publication from Ukraine. Plus a new travel title based in Dubai and French cinema publication ‘La Septième Obsession' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 28:45


    We speak with Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal'. Plus: Joshua Glass, founder of ‘Family Style' magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    ‘Foreign Affairs' and ‘Monochromator'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 29:23


    This week on ‘The Stack', Monocle's Andrew Mueller speaks with Justin Vogt, the executive editor of ‘Foreign Affairs' magazine, which since its launch in 1922 has published essays by presidents, generals and ambassadors. And Monocle's Anita Riotta talks to Alex Heeyeon Kil, editor in chief of the new title ‘Monochromator', which investigates the political layers of our entertainment culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The art of film posters, Venice Film Festival and ‘Playground' magazine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 42:25


    We discuss the art of the film poster with Tony Nourmand, editor and publisher of ‘1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times'. We also check in with film critic Karen Krizanovich about how the press is paying close attention to the Venice Film Festival this year and celebrate Stockholm and Vilnius-based ‘Playground' magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Monocle's creative director, Indiecon 2024 and mid-century modern delights

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 27:15


    We speak with Monocle's creative director, Richard Spencer Powell, about the September issue and its stunning cover, which asks us, “Where next?” Also on the programme: Nina Prader, the curator of Indiecon, tells us what to expect at next month's event in Hamburg and journalist Dominic Bradbury on his new book, ‘Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Richard Turley on the redesign of ‘Rolling Stone' and his work at ‘Interview'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 26:59


    We speak with celebrated creative director and graphic designer Richard Turley about his work with ‘Interview' magazine and his redesign of ‘Rolling Stone'. We also pay a visit to ‘The Kyiv Independent' newsroom to meet its editor in chief, Olga Rudenko.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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